Table 3 Geographic distribution of the fragile stated investigated the contribution of each region to the retrieved literature
WHO region | Number of fragile states in the region | List of fragile states | Number (%) of publications on health related issues in fragile states |
|---|---|---|---|
The region of the Americas | 1 | Haiti | 561 (24.4) |
The European region | 0 | – | 554 (23.7) |
The African region | 20 | Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, D.R of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Chad, Kenya, Liberia, Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Republic of Congo. | 1496 (65.1) |
The Eastern Mediterranean region | 8 | Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sudan, Somalia, Libya | 546 (23.7) |
The South-East Asia region | 2 | Myanmar, North Korea | 81 (3.5) |
The Western-Pacific region | 0 | – | 145 (6.3) |